Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.8
S
2.1
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.1
ESE
3
SE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
Period(s) (?)881010109106678888888810910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14718432039234825824524434165176386587085784890396379875012078561030907794
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
SW
15
W
15
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
40
SSE
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:22PM
2.05
5:46AM
1.89
6:19PM
2.05
6:44AM
1.87
7:19PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
0.07
11:44PM
0.12
12:03PM
0.07
12:44AM
0.14
1:03PM
0.09
1:44AM
0.16
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:44-----
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------111------11111---1
Temp. °C1415131312121111111098888889999989
Feels °C (?)1313101076553210112212222223
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